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Jun 26, 2024 · Lena Horne (born June 30, 1917, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S.—died May 9, 2010, New York City) was an American singer and actress who first came to fame in the 1940s. Horne left school at age 16 to help support her ailing mother and became a dancer at the Cotton Club in Harlem, New York City.
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5 days ago · By the age of 2, Lena Horne was already a member of the NAACP, following her activist family. Inspired by her mother's dream, Lena became the first Black actress to receive a studio contract.
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6 days ago · The great singer, actor, dancer and civil rights activist Lena Mary Calhoun Horne was born on June 30, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York. Horne's show business career lasted over 70 years in which she received international acclaim for her talents on Broadway and in television and film.
Jun 9, 2024 · Lena Horne in 1944 sings beautifully to a fine accompaniment with a good bass and some sultry muted trumpetry. There are more muted trumpets wow-wowing behind...
Jun 8, 2024 · Great Track from Miss Horne's album (We'll Be Together Again) this is an example that in her Golden years, Lena Horne still had that FIRE that made lena Ho...
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6 days ago · Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010) was an American singer and actress who first came to fame in the 1940s. Horne’s career spanned more than seventy years, appearing in film, television, and theatre.
3 days ago · The Lena Horne Theatre (previously the Mansfield Theatre and the Brooks Atkinson Theatre) is a Broadway theater at 256 West 47th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Opened in 1926, it was designed by Herbert J. Krapp in a Spanish Revival style and was constructed for Irwin Chanin.
